Where are we? A road trip across the USA

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At Andy's Barbershop in Owego, N.Y., John Janosko gets a cut from owner Andy Romano, who has been in business here for 40 years. Janosko says he has been a client for almost that long. The men chat about local company Lockheed Martin, which just lost a big contract for presidential helicopters. Owego was voted the coolest small town in America. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

Catherine Walker is an attendant at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. She was 8 in 1939 when the museum was founded. Her brother carried Babe Ruth's suitcase as he came into town to be inducted. She believes baseball still has a lot to teach us about standards. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

A tractor drives down a two-lane road in rural Illinois, a sight you don't see in the big cities. Farmers seem to be weathering the financial crisis better than some since they're used to making do in tough times and to being self-sufficient. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

Bride and groom Emily and Joey Schonlau pose for photos in front of the Sacred Heart Church in Florissant, Mo., immediately after their ceremony. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

At the James River Assembly of God, a megachurch in Ozark, Mo., churchgoers are invited to the front of the sanctuary to pray together for healing. The church attracts 8,000 to 9,000 people every Sunday. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is dedicated to those lost and injured in the terrorist bombing on April 15, 1995. Two black gates mark the time before, 9:01, and after, 9:03, the blast that changed so many lives. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

Three-year-old JW gets pointers from his father, Ines Ramos, during T-ball practice. He plays in a league for 3-to-5-year-olds in the small town of Cheyenne, Okla. Their county is one of the wealthiest in the state because of oil. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

Sam Hermesmeyer and his son, Cutter, who loves to work alongside his dad during summer vacation, manage the 40,000-acre O'Brien ranch outside McLean, Texas. Today they will work with 90-day-old calves, getting them used to being moved around by the horses. Hermesmeyer says he pays no attention to politics. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff

For 25 years, David T. Medlin has been the sheriff of Vega, a small town of 936 in the Texas Panhandle. His handlebar mustache reminds people of the cartoon character Yosemite Sam. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff